paraschizophrenic

adjective

Related to paraschizophrenia

Scrabble 40

Meanings

adjectiveparaschizophrenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated to paraschizophrenia
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    he did consider that, at the time of the killing, Mrs. Kovert suffered from a paraschizophrenic condition, and was a totally irresponsible psychotic whom neither policemen, nor the entire United States Army, would have deterred from the homicide. He termed "ridiculous" the findings of a sanity board consisting of

    1955, Court-martial Reports: Holdings and Decisions of the Judge Advocates General, Boards of Review and United States Court of Military Appeals, Volume 19, page 178

    The paraschizophrenic borderline, or "borderline schizophrenic," is somewhat, or almost but not quite, schizophrenic. Unlike disorganizing schizophrenics, who are confused .. Some paraschizophrenic borderlines are in fact physically different. They may be tall, angular, bony. They may have, like the schizophrenic, a mirror sign - but the implication is not quite the same.

    1992, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Personality Disorders, page 142

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